awat, māwat
Useless; a bother; a waste of time.
India ra magekel ta teldan, māwat.
Don't take along a container, it will
be
a
bother.
Binalembenan amen da tang lebleb piro ga-led pa ka enged tang koran,
awat!
We covered the [woven sawali] walls but the rain still
comes in, it is useless!
magpa-, mapa-
To bother to do something; to lose time, or take the time to
do something.
Indi amo ra magpāwat ang tomabid, yadi onong
baleng don.
Don't you bother to go along, they say there are many
drunks there.
Indio magpāwat ang tomaboan ang mangomit
tang libro.
I won't take
the
time to go downstairs to get the book.
India ra magpāwat ang magbalik tang sambalilo
mo, mabo-wan ita ra ong motor.
Don't lose
time going back to get your hat, the boat will leave us
behind.
Napāwato pa ang napaning ong Ilog piro anday
nabakalong mano.
I took
the
time to go to Ilog, but I didn't find a chicken to buy.